Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 23, 1903, Page 1

B | taking & ballot THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. 1IED JU GUNS GUARD HOUSE! Oolorado Legislative Muddle Bhows no Signs of Reaching a €olution, ESTABLI TWO RUMP SENATES STILL HOLD SESSION Moeting is Oalled. LOWER CHAMBER BRISTLES WITH ARMS Mewbers Keep Pistols Prominently Dis- played and Stack Their Rifies. UNSEATING TACTICS ARE TO BE RENEWED Majority in Each Body Proposes to o All Elected Representatives Who Differ With Thelir Particular Views. DENVER, Jan. 22.—The capital bas a riike aspect today, owing to the pres- ence of armed men In the house chamber and of a strong guard of policemen In plain clothes at all entrances to the sen- ate chamber. An unfounded report that the National Quard, under orders from Governor Pea- body, had taken pos sion of the state house, probably had its origin in the fact that House Sergeant-at-Arms Plummer had posted thirty guards in and about the house chamber to resist an anticipated at- tempt of the supporters of Edward 0. Wol- cott, republican candidate for semator, to capture the hall. ‘On every desk s a pair of big revolvors and in the corners nd many repeating ehotguns. These guards are commanded by Sherman Bell of Rough Rider fame and James H. Clark, who is noted for his fight- ing prowess. The house did not meet to- day, having adjourned until Friday, but the antj-Wolcott republicans, in control of the organization, will maintain their gar- rison until the fear of an anticipated raid bas passed. Oficers Guard the Senate. At the senate chamber no display of weapons is made. The guards are all ofi- cers and patrol thelr stations quietly. The two senates, each of which refers 10 the other as the “rump,” are in session today and no progress appears to have been ‘made toward a settlement of the dit- forences between them. The body over which Lieutenant Gov~ ernor Haggott presides, and which sits in his office, consists of eleven regularly elected republican senators and eight re- publican contestants, who were declared entitlell to seats by the lieutenant gov~ ernor, the twenty-four democratic senators refusing to vote when the question was put by the lioutenant governor. The body whicn is holding the senate hall at the uapitol, sitting continuously, con- sists of twenty-four regularly elected dem. ocratic senators and two contestants, who recess until 11:30 and a caucus of the dem- ocratic members of both houses was held in the senate chamber. Reporte ‘were excluded. United States Senators Teller | and Patterson, ex-Governor Alva Adams, | ex-Governor Charles 8. Thomas, Charles J. Hughes and Thomas O'Donnell, demo- cratic leaders, were admitted to the con- | ference, evidently for the purpose of ad- vising the conference of the course that should be pursued at the joint session. Messrs. Adams, Thomas, Hughes and | 0'Donnell addressed the caucus and each of | them declared that he was not a candidate | for the senatorship. Senator Teller announced that if his can- didacy stood in the way of an election he would withdraw. He had no intention, however, of with- drawing at that time, though he did not believe that one man's desires should be placed above party success, and later on, it he became convinced that his party could not agree on him, he would with- draw and advise his supporters to vote for any other party candidate. At noon the joint session was called to order by Senator W. H. Adams, president pro tem of the senate., Only forty-nine members were present, Kelly and Madden, two house democrats belng absent. * On motion of Senator Rush the sergeant- at-arms of the senate was made sergeant- at-arms of the joint assembly and was or- dered to bring in absentees. Senator Palmer, & republican, who en- tered the chamber, was mot permitted to leave when he attempted to do so. | Representative Madden finally entered the joint session, but Kelley could not be Senator Palmer, the only repub- lican present, was allowed to leave. There were fifty demoeratic members in attend- ance, one short of a quorum, and no ballot ‘was taken, Officers Search for Member. The joint long siege, sesslon settled down for a with the evident purpose of for scnator, providing | Kelly could be found. It was rumored that | he had been kidnaped by agents of re- publicans or democrats who wished to see Senator Teller defeated. The democratic senators who hold the | bnate chamber have agreed, if necessary, | 4 spend the remainder of the ninety days d the session in the chamber. They have | sopted a sot of rules and regulations | wich will govera the members as long | asthe present condition of affalrs con- tiges. Each senator was assigned to take | hifturn as captain of the guard and a 118\ wes made out glving elx senators a nigt off together. Liutenant Governor Haggott's senate heldan executive session today and some of & members conferred with Governor Pealdy. Afir being In joint session all the after- nooBln & vain effort to secure the ate tendie of a quorum, the democratic memlts of the senate and house of rtp-‘ rescolives took & vote on senator at 8| o'clocl Falling of the necessary number | the sefon adjourned until Mr, Kelly could be f Scores of deputy sheriffs are scourttl the city for him. Ounly briy-five votes were cast, all for Teller. Five of the six absentees, whos: presencwould make up the required fitty- one, ardvhere (hey can be located on a moment' notice, and as soon as Kelly 1s found &4 brought in the seesion will re- sume baling. The Séte resumed its session, which has been \actically continuous since Mon- day. Both Seu to Unseat Opponcnts. All the \efeated republican candidates for membeyip jn the legislature are In —— (Conlued on Secong Page.) LONDON, TUli¥imne cuse in which Colonel Arthur i heing tried on | the charge of highws was again | called | 1ishment of a cordial understanding be. NE LIAHA, FRIDAY M ORNING, = JANTA RY 28, 1903—TEN PAGE LYNCH CLAIMS JUSTIFICATION [NYITE PRESIDENT TO HUNT FEENEY UP To Hi Says He Waw by Government Before Taking Arms Naturalised Hoer Agpinst today. After red tion of an American, Lewl said Colonel Lynch had compes s = o take up arms in behalf of the Bu ' st Glencoe, but who had got off through the intervention of the American consul, coun- sel for the defense submitted that the prisoner was protected by the naturalizu- tion laws. He claimed that a man was entitled to | become an alicn at any time, even after the outbreak of war. He referred to the war of independence; said_that there were | at least 20,000 men of British birth in the American mercantile marine and asserted that there were 20,000,000 people {n Amer- ica who possessed two natlonalitios. ! Counsel contended that Colonel Lynch took up arms in behalf of the Transvaal | without secrecy and under the mistaken beltef that the naturalization act permitted thie. In any event, counsel added, if the coun- try decided the prisoner was a British sub- Ject he ought to be triea In Australfa, where he was born, The attorney general, Sir Robert Finlay, | replying for the prosecution, argued that | deposi- who | Colonel Lynch procured naturalization for | the purpose of fighting agalnst his own | country, and added that even could natur- | alization cover the prisoner's subsequent | actions, It could not cover his anterior | reason, namely, adhering to the “queen's army and declaring his willingness to fight against her forces.” The court decided that the naturalization act afforded no defense in the present case. | Naturalization was preceded by taking an oath of alleglance to the enemy, which was a treasomable action. The case was ad- Journed. NAVY COSTS TOO MUCH Socinlist Declares that Germany Cannot iKeep Pace with Other World Powers. BERLIN, Jan. 22.—During the budget de- bate in the Relchstag today Herr Bebel, soctalist, ascribed the empire's defleit to the enormous expenses for the navy, and to the “futile efforts to play the first role in the world,”” which Germany was unabla to do. “The government, he contined, was af filcted with the “malady ef suddennes: which defeated its own aims. The speaker instanced the rearmament of the army with artillery which had already been relegated to the second rank. The United States, Herr Bebel enaed, had entered into the competiti= for armament and, owing to Its great resources and en- ergy, will soon outstrip Europe. Herr Bebel further said the empire's ex- penditures for the army and navy were likely to grow even greater under the pres- ent conception of the forgign policy. Germany wanted to be Its attitude toward the speake~ asked, can Panther's bombard- ment of Fort S8an Carlos be justified? Con- tinuing, Herr Bebel remarked “President Castro is struggling for lite and the maintenance of the presidency. We cannot take offense if & man under such | ciroumstances resists excessive demands. ‘The coercion of Venezuela is in the inter- est of great capitalists and the Krupp firm has a share in it. Such violence should be resorted to only in the most extreme cnnes.”" Y CAMBON AT SPANISH COURT| | French Ambassador is Recelved Most Cordially by the People of Madrid. PARIS, Jan. 22.—The Temps today printed the following dispatch from Mad- rid: Ambasador Cambon presented his letters to the king today. The Epoca publishes a series of articles 1ecalling the ambassador's services to Spain during the peace negotiations with the United States, and the Epoca and Heraldo | and all the liberal press express the de- sire to see the commercial and political relations Dbetween Spain and France | strengthened by the presence of the new ambassador, whose knowledge of Algeria | and Morocco renders most casy the estab- tween the two countries. It s belleved that M. Cambon's presence will soon result in a full understanding, | providing for the co-operation of France and Spain in the affairs of the district of | Morocco. IN MEMORY OF THE QUEENE Second Anniversary of the Death of | Victoria is Appropriately Ob- served in England, LONDON, Jan. 22.—The second anniver- sary of the death of Queen Victoria was today observed at Windsor, London and | elsewhere by the depositing of wreaths on statues erected to her memory, and by | the royal family. King Edward, Queen Alexandra, the | prince and princess of Wales and other | members of the royal family were present at a service held in Frogmore mausoleuw. | The earcophagus of Queen Victoria and the prince comsort was Jecorated with plants and flowers. Subsequently salutes were fired in celebration of the succession | of King Edward, | PORTS ARE TO BE GLOSEDi an Francisco Steamers Will Not Be Allowed to Stop on Mexi- n Comst. GUAYAQUIL, Jan. 22.—It has been de- | clded to close all the ports of this republic to steamers from San Francisco, owing to | the importation of bubomic plague. Ves- sels which left San Francisco January 20, or after that date, will not be admitced. The Board of Health of Guayaquil, Jan- uary 18, issued an order to close the port to steamers from Panama or Mexican ports, but the order was reconsidered the tollowing day and it decided to close the port only to steamers from the plague- infected Mexican port » Goes Ashore, CORK, Jan. 23.—The Britieh ship Helga, which advanced the Falmouth January 19, from San Francisco, is ashor: a mile west of the Dally Cronen coast guard ptation. The crew took to the boats, but they are tanding by the vessel, which was bound for Lalmouth i {up just before he reached the | cause these photographs to be hung in the him by the Postoffice {and a half away for protection. | munity. Wyoming Wants Him to Try the Quality of Big Game in That Btate UNABLE TO GIVE A DEFINITE ANSWER Senator Dietrieh Recelves Photo- graphs to Fortify Grand Island's Claim for a Federal Building ~Matters at Capital. | this city. (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Representative Mondell today presented to the president Mayor George | T. Beck of Cody, Wyo., universally known throughout that state as Governor Beck, and J. H. Peake of the Cody Enterprise. Mr. Peake, on behalf of the citizens of Cody, extended an invitation to Mr. Roose- velt to go to Wyoming during the coming summer for a big hunt. The president stated In reply that it would be ome of the great pleasures of his life to have a hunt in Wyoming, but that if he did go and accept the invitation so courteously ex- tended he wanted to go as a private citizen and not as the chief executive. Laughingly he sald tc Mr. Peake, who was formerly a well known newspaper man of Washing- ton, that he wanted all reporters rounded Big Horn Basin, and that if Mr. Peake could assure the president of a quiet time without the | presence of newspaper men he might aseri- | oualy consider the question of his going to | Wyoming during the coming summer. Governor Beck and Mr. Peake are in the east for the purpose of promoting the Cody Ofl and Development company. Mr. Peake stated today that he had disposed of $50,000 worth of stock in the company | to Buffalo parties for development pur- poses. Congressman Burkett has accepted an | invitation from the Washington High | School Alumni association to deliver an | address before the association at a banquet to be held at the New Willard. Grand Island Sends Plctures. Senator Dietrich today received a large number of photographic views of Grand | Island, Neb., and its environments, to be‘ used in connection with the pending bill | to induce congress to make an appropria- | tion for the construction of a federal build- ing In that city. Senator Dietrich will room of the semate committee on publie | buildings. Mr. Dietrich is using every en- | deavor to place the bill for a publie bulld- | ing at Grand Island in such form as to se- cure attention at this session. In this connection he is also using his utmost en- deavor to secure favorablc consideration for the bill for a public buillding at York. Mrs. Mary Miller bas resigned the post- office at Bradshaw, Neb, and George V. Dorsey has been recommended by Repre- sentative-elect Hinehaw rvd Senator Diet- rich to be her successor. ‘Walter Johnston has been appointed postmaster at Atlanta, Neb., and his com- mission to the office will forwarded to department so soon s he qualifies. WL S S Senators Dietrich and Millard have been invited to attend the annual banquet of the McKinley club of Omaha, which occurs Thursday, January 29, In commemoration of, the birthday of the late Willlam Mc- Kinley. Both senators have been obliged to decline’the invitation, because the state of public business will not permit their lecving the capital at that time. The postoffice at Hummer, Charles Mix county, S. D., bas been discontinued; mail to Hebner. Carl Winblade has been appointed a rural letter carrier and John Winblade a substitute at Dudley, Ia. The postmaster general has accepted the proposition of Hans Harder to lease a room for the postoffice at Scribmer, Neb. MAMMOTH GUN BLOWS UP! Cannon Explodes on Proving Grounds and Seatters with Fra NEW YORK, Jan, 22.—One of the mam- motl guns exploded at the far end of the proving gronnds today. The gun was val- | ued at $40,000, The big gun had been through every trial of the ordnance board successfully and was soon to have been placed on its carriage. | It was wrecked in the course of experi- | ments in throwing high explosives under | conditions that might have happemed in | ctual engagement, but which are spoken | of by officers as “abnormal.” No one was killed, because of the elaborate precau- Uons for the safety of officers and men. A shell bearing a large charge of gelatine was fired successfully under abnormal pressure. The gun was loaded for a sec- ond ehot with the explosive shell and a | large amount of brown powder put be- hind it The wires were fixed to fire the | detonating cap and the officers went a mile | A lleu- tenant turned on the current. There was ‘s great cloud of yellow smoke and the sea | was whipped up a mile off shore with fragments of the gun CHECKING UP POSTMASTER Omcial Ha: Gone and Rumors Current Are There 1 = Shortage. ARAPAHOE, Neb., Jan. 22.—(Special Tele- gram.)—P. L. Kaser, the junior partner of | Kaser & Son, doing a general merchandise business at Gosper postoffice, some twelve miles north of this place, left for parts unknown on Tuesday, January 13, taking with him some $400 of the firm’s money, or else that of the government, for his ac counts as postmaster indicate such is the case. A speclal inspector from the depart- ment is checking up the matter today. But little attention was patd to his de- parture at first, ac he has taken several trips of a day or twe withour advertising | thelr durafion or his whereabouts, but everything indicates that this time he has gone for good. He was accompanled by Willlam Burke, a farmer residing uear | Gosper, who Is a boon companion of Kaser Both men are married and leave wives and | families, all of whom are Fespected, and have the sympathy of the entire com- John Kaser has given a chattel | mortgage on his stock to protect creditors. KANSAS BANK CLOSES DOORS Toro: Institution Suspends ment with Over $30,000 on Deposit. Pay- TORONTO, Kan., Jan. 22.—The Toronto | bank of Wilsen county, a private bank | owned by W. P. Dickerson, closed today. It had 95,000 capital, $3,000 surplus and §31,000 1n deposita, I | secured employment on a 1 | ment and daily mingled | busband in Frapce last | and was held for a hearing on February 4 | | announced today | formal 0LD TRICK| it Omaha En- Jatl in New Orleans. Man Who Plays Brilli gagement Now 1 NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 22.—(Special Tele- gram.)-—-An Omaha man, believed to be Willlam H. Feeney, impersonating game on A. Austin, a business man of St. Louts, Who had friends in Denver. When he was there recently he received letters of intradiiction to Gen- eral A. B. Booth, a promifient resident of Austin met Feetley on the train. The fellow gave his name &s Willlam Nor- man Curtiss. They secul Victors' hotel, where Mry his Denver letters of int while Feeney had made Hfy. He had sc- cured the General Booth Yetter and pre- sented himself to the general. gratiatod himself into the genheral's affec- tion. He was dined and taken to the French opera. A breakfast at Vietors', however, was the fatal erfor. He was recognized by Austin ‘and ar- rested. On him were fourid many letters addressed to Willlam H. Feeney, Omah which is belleved is his Feal name, an Omaha his home. Several checks were found on him drawn upom the Mississippi | Valley Trust company of §t. Louls. One check ‘was found drawn On the Citizens® bank of New Orleans by Henry Schwab- acher, a leading business man. It was Austin missed uction. Mean- pronounced a forgery by Sghwabacher. Vic- | Louts | In court tor Bero cashed one of jthe checks. He belleves It a fofigery. today Curtis alias Feeneyf was sentenced to twenty days and to a fifls of $20. st Feeney came to Omaha fom Chicago and 1 paper, being assigned to police work. His engagement here was brief, but fully & brilliant as at | New Orleans. Knowing, &8 he certainly | id, that he was wanted in Chicago on the charge of passing worthl checks, he made no objection to lice assign- the officers. ught Feeney a man the them to be ive. Drummy or communi- Finally one of the force resembled the deseription & Chicago police had reque on the lookout for' and D was detailed to arrest him, cating with Chicago. When the arrest was made Feeney jerked away from the. officer and made his cscape and his arrest in New Orleans is the first trae of him since | that time. While here he also worked his favorite game, passing several checks which were worthless, fictitious names being signed to them. They were cashed by people with whom he became acquainted while employed on the newspaper. & FAIR FURS ARE ' CHANGED Cheap Imitation ix Sp Valuable Cloak. ted for a PARIS, Ja that the jewelry of the and his wife had been to ite shipment to the ag foll o without foundation—Neal. The investigation in progress relative to the furs leaves no room for doubt that a cheap imitation was substituted for a val uable sable cloak. The forwarding agents informed Mr, Gowdy today that they are ready to put in their defense against any allegation of tampering with the package. Before dalivery to the agents the furs were In storage at a leading furrier's in the Rue de la Paix. When questioned by Mr. Gowdy, the furrier said he knew noth- ing about the substitution. The consul general is seeking to locate just where the substitution occurred and is inclined to believe that it could not have taken place on board the ship, as the torwarders are ready to furnish evidenco | that no change was made in the package | after it was recelved by them. Further inquiry into the matter must awalt the receipt of afidavits from San Francisco. BAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22.—Charles 8. | Neal, administrator of the Fair estate, in an interview today, stated that the storles to the effect that the personal effects of Mrs. Charles Falr, who was killed in an automobile accident with her | year, had been | rified, and that garments and valuable pleces of jewelry had been replaced with | imitation substitutes, is not wholly true. Mr. Neal sald that a Russian sable cloak, said to be one of the most valuable in the world, was replaced with an Imitation cloak not worth over $30. Where and how the substitution took place, Mr. Neal is unable to state. However, when Consul General Gowdy searched the apartments of Mr. and Mrs. Fair in Paris & storage receipt was found calling for the sable cloak. Mr. Neal says that Mr. Fair, in his life- time, was the victim of a gigantic swindle at the hands of a Parisian jeweler. When the' Jewels of Mys. Fair arrived here an | expert pronouncedl what was supposed to | be & very valuable string of pearls and a pair of earrings, imitations. Several small and practically valueless | pleces of jewelry are missing, but it is thought they were lost and not stolen, BLOW KILLS A PUGILIST Falls to Floor and Strikes Head with Great Foree Agalust Hard Substance. SCITUATE, R. I, Jan. 22.—Eugene Me- Carthy, the “‘school boy pugilist,” of New York, died today from theseffects of a blow recelved in a bout here last night with | Hugh Murphy. also of New York, McCarthy received the blow on the body, but the youth fell and his head struck the | floor with great force. He became uncon- scious and all efforts to revive him were | tutile. McCarthy was 15 vears of age and was a pupll at a New York High school. Hugh Murphy, who was arrcsted last night, pending the result of MeCarthy's injurles, wes arraigned today on the charge | of manslaughter. He pleaded not guilty in the sum of $5,000. ESTES ASKS FOR CHA®™" Rallway Employes' President Admission for Brotherhood American Labor Unien, Seeks to BUTTE, Mont., Jan. 22.—Daniel McDon- ald, president of the American Labor union, that he had received a application from George Estes, president of the United Brotherhood of Rallway Employes, at San Francisco, for a | charter of afiliation. has worked a smooth | quarters at | Feeney in- | | today | praying for the sps D, E THONPSON THE GUEST Brilliant Reception is Tendered to the New Minister to Brasil. | MEN FROM ALL OVER THE STATE PRESENT | State House, In Which the Affalr Wi Held, Beaniifully ted and Iluminated for the Ocenston. Decor (From a Staff Correspondent.) | LINCOLN, Jan. 22.—(Special Telegram.) | —~Nebraska paid a glowing tr'bute to D. | Thompson tonight. On the eve of his de- | parture for Brazil United States min- ister thousands of people from all section and parts of the commonwealth besieged | | the state capitol buildizg to join in honor- | !ing their distinguished fellow cltizen, | 1t was a brilliant function, which will be | | long remembered in the political and social | {annals of the state. A public reception in the truest sense, enlisting the presence of many citizens, the governor and other | state oficers. The affair was a pronounced success. It began as early as 8 o'clock | and continued far into the night. The reception proper took place on the second floor of the state house, In the {large court uhder the dome. The scenc | was an inspiring one. The court had been | 1 | beautifully decorated with fragrant flowers, in which pancls of American Beauty roses, wild ferns, potted plants of many descrip- tlons, graceful palms, native to Brazil, were conspicuous. Around the circular | bannister of the court was & huge bower of | mixed flowers, lighted from within with emall incandescent bulbs. To add to the | brilliance of the scene numerous Oriental | draperies were artistically hung around | the court and the silken folds of several | large American flags unfurled. To one | side, elevated to a place of prominence, | in letters of fire, was the inscription, | “Nebraska to Brazil.” | Mr. and Mrs. Thompson and the re- ceiving party occupied places in the midst | of this gorgeous plot. Next to the hon- | ored guests in the order named were Gov- | ernor and Mrs. Mickey, ex-Governor and | Mrs. Savage, Mr. Henry Mayer, president | of the Lincoln Commercial club, and wife. | Chancellor and Mrs. Andrews aud Mr. | George #". Bidwell of Omaha were to have been on the reception line, but failed to arrive, Mrs. Thompson was clad in pink gauze over silk; Mrs. Mickey wore black velvet and lace; Mrs, Savage wore yellow gauze over silk, and Mrs. Mayer a blue velvet gown with white lace. W. H. Greenm, register of the. United States land office, acted as master of cere- monies, Entire Bullding Decorated, The eatire capitol building was hand- somely decorated without and within. Sev- eral strands of electric lights entwined the large dome, whose pinnacle was a steepl of fire. All the offices were lighted and the ®enate chamber and representative hall pre- sented striking appearances. Both tor dancing and the service of- deo an hour prior to the arrival of the guest of honor and his distinguished hosts throngs of people surged through the build- ing, admiring the imposing display. Every preparation had been made to accommo- date all, preserve order and insure safety. Chief of Police Hoagland of Lincoln was present with eighteen policemen and four secret service men. Thirty men and fif- teen’ women were stationed in the cloak- rooms to care for the wraps. An executive committee of 200 prominent Nebraskans, from all parts of the state, had been selected as the ex-officio arbiters of the occasion. It was the purpose in se- lecting this committee to get men from all factions and ranks, those who had been friendly and those who had been unfriendly in political affairs to Mr. Thompson. Prom- inent figures, therefore, from all over Ne- braska werc present, including past and present leaders, representatives and sen- ators of the present session of the legts- lature and state officers were, of course, active participants. Throughout the evenlag the floors of the house and senate chambers, which had been arranged especlally for the occaslon, were occupled by dancers. Punch was served in the lobbles as well as in the corridors of the bullding. Miss Putnam and Miss Ray- mond were assisted in the serving of punch | by these young women: Misses Cochran, Watkins, Bignell, Dietz, Hargreaves, Out- | calt, Jessie Outcalt, Hayes, Elsie Folwell, F'tzgerald, Bennett, Funk, Stuart, Griggs, Dorothy Griggs and Mrs. Honeywell. Miss Ruth Bryan had been selected as one of this company, but did not arrive. i The Omaha delegation to the Thompson | reception returned ‘to this city at 12:30 | o'clock this morning. About fifty of the prominent citizens of Omaha, including a number of women, made the trip, and all reported an enjoyable time, although some were never able to get in sight of Mr. Thompson, except from distant high places, owing to the crush of enthusiastic hand- shakers. Among those who were in attend- ance were Mayor Moores, Judge Baxter, John C. Wharton, George W. Holdrege, Judge Dickinson, Gould Deitz, Victor Rose- water, D. C. Batterson, George Loomls, W. R. Heller and E. E. Bryson. ASK HOUSE FOR STATEHOOD, New Mexico Both Petition for F Omnibus Bi Chamber; nage of SANTA FE, N. M., Jan. 22.—Both houses | of the legislative assembly of New Mexico adopted a memorial to congress | ody passage of the om- nibus statehood bill. Memorials were also addressed to the log- latures of Arkansas, California, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, South Dakota, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming praying them to memorialize | congress on behalf of the passage of the omufbus bill Resolutions of thanks were also adopted | to all senators and representatives favor- ably disposed to the bill. CARS GROUND INTO ATOMS| | Break Loose and Hush Down an In-| cline at Lightning Sneed. 1 | SALT LAKE, Utah, Jan. 22.—Twenty- | seven loaded cars of a Denver & Rlo Grande coal train broke away while the train was pulling into a switch at Red Narrows and ran wild down the long, steep grade to Thistle Junction, a distance of about seven miles. All the cars left the track and were lit There was no doubt, said Mr. McDonald, that the American Labor union would &rant the charter at an early date. | reached a speed of probably 100 miles an | | erally ground to kindling wood, hIVIIYK} bour, No one was injured. 1 | succeed James W. | bach said, 19 L CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forecast for N raska—Snow Friday and Saturday; 8 urday Warmer. Temperature nt Omahn Yesterdayt Hour, Hour. Deg. 5 a. 1 p. 20 e 2 p. 2 28 28 . 20 21 TURNS DOWN FEENAN'S BOND Judiclary Committee of County Com- | missioners’ Post Another Opportunity. Bonrd Gives Custer The judiclary commiftee of the County Board of Commissioners has prepared a report to the board which is to the effect that the cannot approve the bond of F. J. Feenan, recently appointed to Thompson on the sol- diers’ rolief commission. This report will €0 10 tho board Saturday and may result in giving Custer post a chance to get Thompson back into the position. That the post desires to do so was stated to the board last Saturday by Comrade Samuel Driesbach, who, as a representative the post, declared that Thompson is pre- committee ferred by reason of his long experience in | the office The judiciary committee, will state that it withholds approval of the bond because Feenan was appointed by the old board January 6, whereas he should have been appointed by the n board at its first meeting, January 13. This is what Driesbach maintained when before the board, but the only answer at that time was Connolly's remark that the board need appoint no commissioner at all if it so prefer. in its report, Feenan's bond, which is In the sum of | 00, was signéd by W. H. Green and also by James W. Thompson, whom the post wighes given the place. Comrade Dries- in explanation of this latter circumstance, that Feenan had asked Thompson to go on his bond and that the atter could not comfortably refuse. He further said that Feenan had been placed on a committee to boom Thompson for the | place and that Feenan's course seemed to him (Driesbach) very strange. The judiciary committee thinks the board will have to make a mnew appointment, elther of Feenan or some one else. CORONER'S JURY DON'T KNOW Declines to Specify the Cause of May Cox's Death at the Cam- bridge Hotel. After listening to the testimony of Dr. R. C. Moore, Who conducted the autopsy on the body, and the storr of John Cox, her husband, the jury empanelled by Coroner Brailey came to the conclugion that May Cox died from ‘“causes unknow: She ‘was found dead In a room at the Cambridge | hotel Wednesday afteruoon. Dr. Mo might reasonably have been expected at any time. He found no external evidence of violence, but found internally many slgns of complete breakdown. John Oox, the husband, testified that his wite had not complained of being ill or even indisposed. He sald she had had but one epileptic fit since thelr marriage, and also sald that she had with her at least $0 in cash when she went to the room with the stranger, for he had been so informed by someone who saw her count the money. In his opinion the fact that this money is missing {8 evidence of foul play. Mrs. Cox's body will be taken to Water- Ico, Mich., for interment. HIGH SCHOOLS TO DEBATE Omaha and Lincoln Settle Champlon- ship Contest and the Fencing Question Tonight. Whether or not “The action of the gov- ernment in causing the removal of fences enclosing the public domaln is detrimental to the public” is to be debated and dis- posed of in the assembly room on the fifth floor of the city hall at 8 o'clock tonight by Richard C. Hunter, Benjamin Cherring- ton and Joseph Swenson, students of the Omaha High school, and three students of the Lincoln High school, who will come to prevent, if possible, the local debaters se- curing the handsome banner which is the trophy of state championship in high school debating. Music will be furnished by the cadet band and the High School Mandolin club, the students of the entire seaool taking much interest in the debate. Elevator service will be provided. FAVORS MARCH FOR ELECTIONS Omaha View Improvement Club Pro- tests Agalnst Tinkering with the Present Law. The proposal to change, by legislative enactment, the date of the Omaha munfel- pal election from March to May collided with another emphatic negative last night. The Omaha View Improvement club, at a largely attended meeting at Thirty-third and Corby streets, passed a resolution, | unanimously, protesting against the legie- lature attempting to make the change. At the meeting there was passed also a resolution endorsing the plan to have elec- tion day made a legal holiday by legislative enactment. J. L. BRANDEIS IS VERY LOW Latest from Bedside eate He May Die at Any Moment, Reports Indi- latest reports from the bedside of Brandeis this morning was to the effect hat he was very low and his death might occur at any moment The ioes to ppine: PORTLAND. Me., Jan. 22.—The One Hun- dredth and Eighth company, Coast artil. lery, in command of Lieut t J. A. Rug- gles, which has been stationed at Fort Wilijams, left today for the Philippines, via San Francisco Movements of Ocenn Vessels Jan, 22, At New York-—Salled to Havre At Suez—Arrived via Yokohan from_Yokoham anchesie La Savole, Hydson, from Tacoms, ndon; Orono, et New York LA itived—Caledonian, from anfe, from Salled—Augaete Southar..pton, Victorfa, from for New York At Queenstown-—Salled—Belgenland, from I, for Philadelphia; Teutonic, from | for New York ingston—Arrived—Moltke, from St 'bomas, ete, .. flil‘ of | '"HREE CENTS. FARMERS HAVE FLOOR | Meot to Organise a Co-Operative Grain Bhipping Association. | TELL LEGISLATORS WHAT THEY WANT | Allege Discrimination Against Them in the Matter of Shipping Faoilities. ALLEGE A COMBINATION OF ELEVATOR MEN This, with Favoritism by Railroads, Gives Producer the Short End. DRAFT A BILL TO MEET THEIR DESIRES | Governor Mickey Has Communication on Leasing Bill Ready, and it is Sald Not Endorsement. (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 22.—(Special.)-~The tarmer hi the ear of the Nebraska leg! lature. That the man who grows the grain may reap the profits as well as the prod- ucts of his honest tofl the leglslature will be asked to pass a bill already drafted, en- abling the farmers to bulll and operate | their own elevators. Such a plan has been determined on by the Farmers' Shipping | assoctation, which is in session in Lincoln this week, and was formally indorsed this | afternoon at a meeting of many hundred | farmers in the courthouse for the purpose | of perfecting this organization on a co- operative basis, with similar organizations of Kansas and other states. The members of both house and seenate were invited to attend the meeting. It was an enthusiastic This assoclation is what has been called the “Farmers' Truat. It represents the crystalized sentiment of the tillers of the s0il of not only this, but other states, for relief from certain oppressions of the rail. roads and other corporations. This | sociation existe, in an immature ® Kansas as well as Nebraska. It had its origin in August, 1889, through the influ- ence of a farmer named Walter N. Allen of Jefferson county, Kansas. The prime ob- { ject of its existence has béen to secure to | the farmer more profitable ways and means of shipping his grain, and this h been carried into practical operation in the es- tablishment of clevators \that are owned and conducted by the farmer, for the far- mer's benefit. There are about thirty-four such elevators in the state of Kansas and they have saved to the farmer overy year, it is held, from 3 to 6 cents a bushel on his grain. This, the advocates of this sys- tem claim, represents fortunes, depriving. the grain men's trust of iis unfair ad: vantages and giving to the man who raises the grain that which justly belongs to him. This association is mot now, but.will be, incorporated in the state of Kansas, and ‘when completely lauuched in Nebraska— that is, placed on a permanently active basis—will become an interstate co-opera- What Has Been Done. Already there are establisied in Ne. braska about twenty-five branches of this assoclation and many more in the parent statk of Kan: This meeting today, then, was a sort of ratification or reorganization meeting and has had the effect of formally and substantially setting the organization on its feet. James Butler, secretary of the Kansas organization, and C. B, Hoft- man, director of the Nebraska association, and the big millers association of Kan- | sas—the connecting link between the farmer and the miller of the west—ad- dressed the meeting. The former gentl man is from Topeka and the latter from Enterprise, Kan. The theme of their speeches was for prompt, businesslike co- operation . for the accomplishment of the purposes aimed at in' the constitution of the organization. They expressed a spirit of confidence in the ability of the farmer to secure the necessary legislation and urged the Nebraska house and senate to place at the disposal of the farmers of the great “corn belt” those advantages of which they stood in extreme need and which have been enjoyed by the corporations to the eerious detriment of the farmer, the native and characteristic citizen of the state. With the welght and influence that is back of this movement it Is belleved the leglslature capnot resist the demands that a law be enacted compelling the rallroads to recognize these rights of farmers. A fair and equitable distribution of grain cars by the railroads is one of the essen- tial demands of the Farmers' Shipping association. By discrimination in'the di tribution of their cars the farmers pro- test that the railroads have imposed in- tolerable hardships upon them and they have now arisen in their might to thwart this practice and secure the rights which belong to them. To this end a bill already has been introduced in the house. It will be pushed with the eame vigor and de- termination as will that one designed to secure to the farmers the right to ereet and maintain their own elovators. What is Expected to Be Done. The bill that has been prepared for in- troduction in the legislature provides for | the acquisition of land for the erection of these farmers' elevators by condemnation proceedings fu the district court. And it also provides that all elevators and ware. houses erected and malntained under tals act shall be deemed public elevators and warehouses and shall be subject to legls- lative control. It is believed that this latter provision will have the effect of safeguarding against impositions upon those not directly interested in these con- cerns. In his address this gfternoon Secretary Butler of Topeka sal Our organization has none of the obnox- fous features of a trust. There is nothing in the charter nor by-laws that conflicts with the Interstate commerce laws, nor with the antl- st law of any stal Nelther is there anvthing in our practice that confllets with law. It is not our pur pose to rbitrarily fix prices. We are or- ganizing to transac own business on legal business line der to secure the market value of ucts when mar- keted In the most economic way. It 18 not our Intention to Increase the price of our produc: pusumers, but by organiza- tion we prevent spasmodic fluctu tions in market. Our organization strictly nonpartisan and distinctly a bus fnems company e ‘are firm bellevers in reciproeity dy to deal n.m‘yl with those who equitably with us, As showing one of the most serfous causes for the existence of this organiza- tion Mr. Butler quoted this rule of the railroads, which he sald was In operatior in Kansas and he understood had been e tablished in Nebraska, the same having the effect of prohibiting the farmers from ship- ping thelr own grain Rule Which Hur To all agents in Kansas a The time has come when in faimess to all concerned we can't accept orders for grain lcars unless dealers have the grala in i Nebraska: et